KIKU-8

Launch Details
Launched 17 December 2006
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Owner Japan
NORAD ID 29656
COSPAR ID 2006-059A
Alternative names ETS-VIII
KIKU NO. 8
ENGINEERING TEST SATELLITE VIII
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 10.909°
Eccentricity 0.00029
RA ascending node 2.802 hr
Argument perigee 124.375°
Mean anomaly 245.264°
Orbital period 1454.413 min
Epoch of osculation 08 Jul 2025, 09:57

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36139.3 km
Mean Altitude 36151.5 km
Peak Altitude 36163.7 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

H-2A R/B

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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